Steam now supports Nintendo’s classic controllers for Switch Online
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#61WEE)
The Nintendo Switch Online NES Controller | Image: Nintendo
Steam's latest update adds support for Nintendo's classic controllers that it makes for Nintendo Switch. While Valve's patch notes are somewhat vague - Added support for Nintendo Online classic controllers" - the change means Steam now supports the Switch-specific NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, and Sega Genesis controllers, Valve spokesperson Kaci Aitchison Boyle confirmed to The Verge.
If you want to pick up one of those controllers to use with Steam, you should know that you can only purchase them if you're a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber. You can grab the NES and SNES controllers right now, but the N64 and Genesis controllers are currently out of stock. Nintendo's website doesn't indicate when they might be available again, but when...